quote: Forget the fancy toy: The box it comes in can be much more fun. Spaceship, castle, haven to daydream in, the cardboard box was enshrined Friday in the National Toy Hall of Fame along with Jack-in-the-Box and Candy Land.
quote:"I think every adult has had that disillusioning experience of picking what they think is a wonderful toy for a child, and then finding the kid playing with the box," said Christopher Bensch, chief curator of the Strong Museum. "It's that empty box full of possibilities that the kids can sense and the adults don't always see."
Low-tech and unpretentious it may be, but the cardboard box has fostered learning and creativity for multiple generations — a key qualifier for inclusion in the museum's seven-year-old hall of fame. And its appeal as a plaything or recreational backdrop is universal.
All over the world, "packaging is something that's accessible to kids, whether that's cans or tins or wooden crates," Bensch said, and the cardboard box "makes a point that you don't have to spend a lot, have a certain income level or charge it on your credit card to have your kids have a great play experience."
Now that's a news story that makes me smile. I was one of those kids that could play with a box all day.
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Don Enrico, who's been a Knight in Shining Cardbox at a school fancy dress party.
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Nice to see some respect for a great toy. Back in the day, we used cardboard boxes for all sorts of games. For example, I remember a friend and I combing the neighbourhood for weeks to collect large furniture boxes to build a clubhouse behind his garage. Great fun until the next rainstorm. Then we were off again to find more boxes.
Ah, those were the days.
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About time, the refrigerator box was the best.
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I think the box as cat-toy is more important than the box as human toy myself.
Gen "Whose cat never met a box or bag she didn't jump in" Yus
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